Teresa Giudice had to know that prison wasn't going to be easy, right? Before turning herself in on Jan. 5 the reality star said that her four kids were her main priority and that if they were okay then she would be fine. While Giudice likely meant that when she said it, she really had no idea how difficult life in jail would be until she got there. Now, six weeks later, reality has sunk in and being separated from her family is nearly unbearable.

According to a report by Radar Online, aside from the expected separation from her kids, her phone calls are also often going unanswered. She had also originally told her husband, Joe Giudice, that she expected him to keep the kids on their normal weekend schedules, but when they don't visit she is reportedly having a difficult time in coping. The family keeps insisting that they aren't purposely avoiding her and Giudice for the most part believes that it's all just scheduling conflicts, but the end result is that the real housewife of New Jersey is extremely depressed.

Giudice has talked about staying strong for the family while behind bars for more than a year, but now that it has become her reality and she's had significant time to think things through, we have to wonder just how devoted to Joe she really is now. His bad business skills ultimately got her into trouble and they were both stunned when it was revealed that she would serve her prison term first. Do you think after actually sitting and missing her kids, not to mention her normal life, Giudice has rethought her marriage?

Do you think that she believes that all of the missed contact is about scheduling conflicts? Or is this just one more way that Joe is letting her down? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!

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